A. If you have won a court judgement, you can place a lien on the debtor's real property:
- If the judgment debtor owns real property, you may record an Abstract of Judgment with the County Recorder which will act as a lien against all real property owned by the judgment debtor in the county in which the lien is recorded. Complete an Abstract of Judgment (EJ-001) and submit to the court to be issued. There is a feefor the Abstract of Judgment. Once the Abstract has been issued by the court, record the Abstract at the County Recorder's Office.
- The Abstract places a lien on any real property owned by the judgment debtor located in the county in which it is recorded. Before the judgment debtor's real property can be sold or refinanced, the lien must be satisfied. NOTE: You may record an Abstract of Judgment in any county in which the judgment debtor owns property.